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ALIENS is one of the first great James Cameron movies. After he made a splash with the excellent THE TERMINATOR, he went
to make a sequel to ALIEN called ALIENS. It was my first full exposure to the ALIEN franchise (after turning away from the
chest buster scene in ALIEN years earlier when I was six). ALIENS is a great action film, sci-fi thriller, and it holds up
to Ridley Scott's ALIEN with a way to breathe life into the series with this fantastic sequel which is bigger and holds up
as a sequel without having to be a carbon copy of the first one. Charles DeLauzirika produced a wealth of extras for the
ALIEN QUADRIOLOGY/ ALIEN ANTHOLOGY set and ALIENS EXPANDED holds up as a good companion piece to the making of this sequel.
It even stands alone as a great making-of documentary even if you never watched the excellent extras that Charles produced
for this movie or any of the other three in that set. I have also watched the excellent documentary on 1980s science fiction
movies (IN SEARCH OF TOMORROW) that was also produced by the same people. ALIENS EXPANDED features interviews with cast
and crew along with plenty of behind-the-scenes footage and clips from the franchise (mainly focusing on ALIENS of course).
SPECIAL FEATURES:
A Discussion with the creators of ALIENS EXPANDED via zoom as they talk about the fan funded project
Deleted Scenes including some which could have easily been left in
A booklet is also included in the blu-ray case. The booklet features a chapter guide, notes from the creators and testimonials.
FINAL ANALYSIS: It is a great documentary on the movie and ALIENS EXPANDED is a must to see for any fan of the behind-the-scenes
on the movie. I know some fans were put out by the high cost of the documentary, but you got to remember this is a fan funded
project. I waited until a flash sale to get the blu-ray for half off. I know they are going into each documentary project
like this as how can we fund it and be able to make it a quality product along with all clearances for clips (and get the
cast and crew on board). If you manage to come across ALIENS EXPANDED on blu-ray on sale, I would recommend you buy it.
This blu-ray review is ©3-15-2025 David Blackwell and cannot be reprinted without permission. Send all comments to feedback@enterline-media.com
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